gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
## coding:utf-8

def process_message(message)
	puts ' Sending message: ' + message
end

def generate_ical()
	uid = 'UID'
	dtstart = '20100130T042210Z'
	summary = 'SUMMARY'
	location = 'LOCATION'
	return format_ical(uid, dtstart, summary, location)
end

def format_ical(uid, dtstart, summary, location)
	dtend = last_modified = dtstart
	ical = '&ical=BEGIN%3AVEVENT%0D%0AUID%3A'
			+ uid 
			+ '%0D%0ADTSTART%3A'
			+ dtstart 
			+ '%0D%0ADTEND%3A' 
			+ dtend 
			+ '%0D%0ALAST-MODIFIED%3A' 
			+ last-modified 
			+ '%0D%0ASUMMARY%3A' 
			+ summary 
			+ '%0D%0ALOCATION%3A' 
			+ location 
			+ '%0D%0AEND%3AVEVENT%0D%0A&method=POST'
	return ical
end

def handle_messages(number_of_messages)
	for counter in (1..number_of_messages)
		ical = generate_ical()
		process_message(ical)
	end
end

def print_usage()
    puts '\nStress test for the calendar routing system\n\n'
	puts 'Usage: routingBeast.rb <number of messages>'
end

unless ARGV.length == 1
	print_usage()
	exit 1
end

number_of_messages = ARGV[0].to_i
handle_messages(number_of_messages)